1 in 3 Americans Now Live in a State , Where Recreational Marijuana Is Legal.<br />Voters in four states approved <br />ballot measures to legalize <br />marijuana on Election Day.<br />16 million residents <br />of Arizona, Montana, <br />New Jersey and South Dakota .<br />now join the 93 million <br />Americans who already <br />lived in states where <br />cannabis had been legalized.<br />Several other states were expected to <br />pass similar measures, but campaigns <br />failed due to issues created by the pandemic.<br />Advocates say that the move toward <br />legalization in both red and blue states demands <br />uniform action from the federal government.<br />Regardless of who controls the White House, the House and the Senate, we should demand landmark federal marijuana reform in 2021, Steve Hawkins, Marijuana Policy Project, <br />via Politico.<br />Advocates also consider the <br />passage of marijuana legalization ballots <br />as victories for criminal justice reform
